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32 Samuel said, “Bring King Agag of the Amalekites to me.”

Agag came to Samuel. Agag was tied with chains and thought, “Surely he won’t kill me.”[a]

33 But Samuel said to Agag, “Your sword took babies from their mothers. So now, your mother will have no children.” And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel left and went to Ramah. And Saul went up to his home in Gibeah.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 15:32 Surely … kill me The ancient Greek version has “This treatment is worse than death.”

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